Brown Opens Series With Texas A and M Monday
The Texas A and M basketball squad visits Monroe for a two game series with the Brown Paper mill Safety First five Monday night and Tuesday at the Brownies gym. Gene Francis leads Brownies with 53 points in four home games, while Tarlton Jones adds 46. both Stanford and Texas A and M will test the Safety First lineup.
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Texas A. and M
Monroe
Brownies
Centenary Gents
Hermitage
Ark
Gene Francis
Texas A
Tarlton Jones
Papermakers
Francis
Frank Frickie
Cary Phillips
Phillips
Frickie
Kenneth Holt
Clyde Evans
Frank Lawson
Lanier
Parham
Harper
Fordham
May
Jones
Evans
Lawson
Texas Aggies
Lefty
Haynes
Ty-lane
Percy Brown
Alf Reif
Cooper's birdie spree pace Pasadena Open lead
Harry Cooper of Chicago shot 33 33 66 to par 72 and lead the first round of the Pasadena Open in Pasadena California. Mortie Dutra Henry Picard Victor Ghezzi and Orville White also posted 69s in the opening round. Horton Smith posted 70 while Sam Parks Jr failed to qualify with 78.
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Pasadena
Calif
Harry Cooper
Chicago
Craig Wood
Mortie Dutra
Detroit
Henry Picard
Ishey
Victor Ghezzi
Deal
Orville White
St. Louis
Horton Smith
Sam Parks, Jr
Pittsburgh
Smith
Laffoon
Bill Mehlhorn
Louisville
Chuck Ward
Los Angeles
Jack Holbrook
Pomona
Ny Dawson
Puget
del Monte
Theeteran MacDonald Smith
Glendale
Mark Fry
Oakland
Olin Dutra
T C U STAFF GETS $1550 IN BONUSES
Fort Worth Texas December 28 bonus checks totaling 1550 were given to coaches and trainers of the TCU football team on the eve of the Sugar Bowl trip. Coaches Dutch Meyer and Raymond Bear Wolf each received 600. The funds were raised by local businessmen.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Co. WU
Horned Frogs
New Jans
Dutch Meyer
Raymond
Bear) Wolf
Minor Sports Boom In 1935 A Year Of Notable Achievements
A 1935 surge in minor sports saw softball attract 150000 fans over three days in Chicago. Skeet shooting drew large crowds at its first national tournament in Cleveland. The NHL had a strong season with close races in American and international divisions, and Montreal Maroons defeated the Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The year featured standout performances across table tennis, swimming, diving, and numerous athletic events, including Mary Hoerger and Katherine Rawls excelling in outdoor and indoor AAU meets.
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Jimmy Donahue
NBA Service
Chicago
Cleveland
National Hockey League
Montreal Maroons
Tommy Gorman
Chicago Black Hawks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Viktor Gyozo Barna
Hungary
United States
Barna
Jimmy McClure
Indianapolis
Miklos Szabados
London
Abe Berenbaum
New York
Ruth Hughes Aarons
Big City
Katherine Rawls
Miami
Lenore Kight
Homestead
Mary Hoerger
Ralph Flanagan
That City
Jack Medica
Seattle
Flanagan
Medica
Amateur Athletic Union
Washington D. C
Adolph Kiefer
Katherine Raw
Kansas State football receipts rise despite smaller crowds
Attendance at Kansas State college home games this season totaled 27,218, slightly below 1934. Receipts reached 22,924 versus 22,362 last year, with the Nebraska game drawing 14,170 spectators, Oklahoma 8,056, and Fort Hays State 4,452 in attendance.
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Manhattan
Kas
Kansas State College
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Fort Hays State
Mustangs Prepare for Close Rose Bowl Tilt With Stanford
Southern Methodist coach Matty Bell predicts a tight game against Stanford in the Rose Bowl after a secret workout at Occidental. Bobby Wilson and Bobby Grayson loom as key ground gainers while Harry Shuford is set to return from knee injury for SMU. Monk Moscrip possible for Stanford as both camps taper ahead of the New Year showdown.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Calif
Southern Methodist
Stanford
Matty Bell
Bell
Claude
Tiny) Thornhill
Texans
Occidental College
Bobby Grayson
Bill Paulman
Bobby Wilson
University of California At
Los Angeles
Grayson
Harry Shuford
Bob Finley
Shuford
Wilson
James
Monk) Moscrip
Moscrip
Smith Touchdown Stuns Aggies Amid SMU All-Field Play
J R Smith led a dominant SMU drive against Texas A and M scoring from the 11 yard line after a snap and block sequence. He played every role on the field while coach Bell urged restraint against Stanford. Widseth blasts Northwestern for 31 year old tackle hitting hard. Randour of Pitt shines late with a single TD and 750 yards. Carlson at Pitt preaches full effort as the Panthers claim 151 wins in 191 games over eight seasons.
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Southern Methodist Mustangs
J. R
Jackrabbit
Bell
Smith
Aggies
Stanford
Widseth
Ed Widseth
Minnesota
Crookston
Minn
Whitey Randour
Pitt Panthers
Whitey
Trojans
Southern California
Panthers
Randour
Pitt
H. C. Carlson
Jock Sutherland
Doc Carlson
Carlson
Picard Parks Lead All-America Golfers Of 1935
Henry Picard and Sam Parks Jr tied for No 1 and No 2 on the 1935 All-America golf team named by pro Johnny Revolta. The list includes Paul Runyan, Gene Sarazen, Craig Wood, Harry Cooper, Walter Hagen, Tommy Armour, Horton Smith, and Victor Ghezzi with notes on form, titles, and notable declines of 1934 stars. Revolta praised Picard’s six wins and consistency, and commented on Parks’s post Open slump but overall value.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Henry Picard
Sam Parks
Wilfy Cox
Bobby Cruickshank
Jimmy Thomson
Revolta
Sam Parks, Jr
Paul Runyan
Gene Sarazen
Craig Wood
Harry Cooper
Walter Hagen
Tommy Armour
Horton Smith
Victor Ghezzi
Runyan
Olin Dutra
Wood
Ghezzi
Hagen
Sarazen
Dutra
Laffoon
Cox
Cruickshank
Thompson
Denny Shute
Joe Kirkwood
Leo Diegel
Macdonald Smith
Ralph Guldahl
Willie Goggin
Willie MacFarlane
King
Shute
Bunyan
Picard
White Plains
Cooper
Haig
Armour
Oak Park Country Club
Henry
Jug) McSpaden
Pasadena
San Francisco
Sacramento
Turner to England Pinehurst golfer eyes British Open title
Ted Turner of Pine Valley New Jersey plans to play for the British Open next spring after tying for second in the Miami Biltmore tournament. He will likely face questions about the course for Walker Cup matches and is practicing at Pinehurst.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Ted Turner
Pine Valley
N. J
Leading Stanford Coaches Describe A Continuous Offensive Play
The article explains a Stanford offensive sequence where all players are equally strong. X-5 passes to X-2 who opens the play, then etc. The designed play relies on rapid passing to beat a team defense before it shifts, with X-5 ultimately scoring. Copyright 1935 NEA Service Inc.
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X-5
X-2
X-4
X-3
X-1
NEA Service, Inc
Blame Placed In Football Deaths
Prof. Floyd R Eastwood of New York University reports to the American Football Coaches Association that football caused 30 deaths in 1935. The five year study finds most fatalities in high schools, with recommendations for safer surfaces, medical exams, conditioning, and better protection for players.
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New York
Floyd R. Eastwood
New York University
American Football Coaches Association
Eastwood
Sand Lota
Columbia Cagers to Report Monday
Columbia high school Crimson Tide teams resume action Monday December 30 after a Christmas break. The boys won 30 to 12 and the girls 21 to 10 in the season opener against Winnfield on December 13. Coaches H. S. Bankston and Miss G. McQueen invite teams to schedule games.
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Columbia
Columbia High School
Crimson Tide
Winnfield
Bankston
G. McQueen
Ulster Derby to Be Run at Down Royal
Ulster to stage a new Derby on July 18 1936 at the Maze course Down Royal over 112 miles with a $5 000 stake. It joins six Derby races in Britain and Ireland including Epsom Curragh Bal doyle Chepstow Ayr and Ulster.
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Ulster
Belfast
Maze
Down Royal
Great Britain
Ireland
Epsom
Curragh
Chepstow
Ayr
Ohio State coach Hails Nebraska’s Johnny Bender as Greatest Back
Pro coach Francis Schmidt of Ohio State says Johnny Bender of Nebraska was the greatest backfielder he ever saw. He notes Bender played his last year at Nebraska over 30 years ago and claims there has been no other player like him among the many great footballs he has observed.
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Lincoln
Neb
Francis Schmidt
Ohio State
Johnny Bender
Nebraska
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